Coming Soon.....

dragracerray · 06-04-2025, 08:01 AM

Daren,
So you needed to work with Toyota for the specs on the car. Right? Ray

GUMP · 06-04-2025, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by dragracerray

Daren,
So you needed to work with Toyota for the specs on the car. Right? Ray

Yes. It has taken two years to get to this point. Both Toyota and the NHRA have been involved from day one. Getting a new combination accepted is a long process in these times...

(The M4 has a much stouter version of the BMW inline-six than the Supra/Z4)

jmcarter · 06-04-2025, 08:28 AM

Is this going to be built at TRD and sold like the COPO program?

GUMP · 06-04-2025, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jmcarter

Is this going to be built at TRD and sold like the COPO program?

No. This is the production car. It will run in the normal Stock Classes.

mike britt · 06-04-2025, 10:45 AM

Daren, I would be interested in what transmission this car will have. The 6 speed stick would be cool.

GUMP · 06-04-2025, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mike britt

Daren, I would be interested in what transmission this car will have. The 6 speed stick would be cool.

It has a TH-400.

MR DERBY CITY · 06-04-2025, 12:16 PM

Anyone else remember when the NHRA Import series failed miserably ??

MoJo Risen · 06-04-2025, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by GUMP

It has a TH-400.

That won't ever break in that car. One Joel's on Joy transmission would last over a decade in that combo.

Rory McNeil · 06-04-2025, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GUMP

It has a TH-400.

Unless the rules have changed, how does a General Motors automatic transmission bolt up to a Toyota (or BMW) engine, and even more curious, how does a Japanese car get around that pesky rule that has always required the transmission (and rearend) being used, to be of the same manufacturer as the car? Or did Toyota buy GM while nobody was looking? I really doubt that this so called "Production" Toyota car is available at the Toyota dealership with a GM Turbo 400 transmission connecting the engine to the , I assume, Toyota rear axle assembly.

Eric Merryfield · 06-05-2025, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by GUMP

It has a TH-400.

This is interesting, I'd like it better with a stick, but I'm sure the automatic will make it more driveable for most. I'd fit in it. Key is a close fit cage, done with care. Factory ECU or aftermarket, I use VF tuner for my street/strip toyota trucks. What Chassis shop is doing the build?

Eric

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